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2008-04-09 1:41 PM

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Subject: First distance swim
I did my first distance swim today. My goal is to do a couple of sprints and an oly this year, and work up to a HIM next year. I swam 2000m in 42:54 today, I recorded my 500m splits at 10:07, 11:12, 10:50, and 10:41. Due to my inability to do flip turns I'm confident that I can improve that time in an open water swim. Just thought I would post that, I'm curious how that time stacks up against others.

2008-04-09 1:54 PM
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Congrats on the swim. I'm definitely not a swim expert, but generally speaking those are very respectable splits for 500s.
2008-04-09 3:33 PM
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I love your tag line...the Roosevelt quote.
2008-04-09 5:06 PM
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2:00 per 100 is a good pace and I am using it for the IM race I have comming up. How did you feel. Out of breath of relaxed?

Good luck on th HIM.

2008-04-09 5:10 PM
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I wouldn't say I was out of breath, I was pushing myself pretty good though. But overall I would say I did feel pretty relaxed, definately more than I usually do. I was pleasantly surprised since this was the first time I pushed myself up to that distance.
2008-04-09 5:11 PM
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hamiltks10 - 2008-04-09 1:33 PM I love your tag line...the Roosevelt quote.

That is a good quote.  Funny thing is, I just heard it not too long ago on TV or the Movies or something.  Now it's bugging me.  Oh well.

Regarding the swim.  LOTS of people use the 2:00/100 as a benchmark.  Lots of people are faster, lots are slower.  You are right there - take some pride in that!

2008-04-09 5:32 PM
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That's a nice milestone! I'm still struggling to get a sub 2:30 on a stand alone 100.

Congrats!
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